Midnight sighting by motorist on Coy Rd
Account
The witness was traveling at highway speed around midnight after getting off work when they noticed a tall hairy figure standing in a ditch beside a cement bridge. The figure's head was well above the bridge deck, leading the witness to estimate a height of eight to nine feet. The witness went back in daylight the next morning and found no tall vegetation that could explain the sighting.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- eight to nine foot tall
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- covered with hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around midnight
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| Place |
Ney, Defiance County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #4556
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.35, -84.54 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4556 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
traveling at 55-60 mph
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| Witness's word for it |
a tall being covered with brown hair
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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The witness returned the next morning to check the site and found no tall weeds that could explain the sighting and did not check for tracks.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4556 Primary
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